This document contains all the biographical sketches contained within the town chapters of the book "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY", ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published 1893.   These biographies were submitted by various family members in the 1800s,  and they do not reflect all families who lived in the county at the time.

 

These bios were transcribed between 1997 - 2000 by an incredible team of Cattaraugus County Researchers, who are listed below.   My heartfelt thanks to all of them, with a special thank you to Art Burch, who contributed many additional hours of his time toward transcribing, editing, and posting these bios.

 

Laura Greene, Coordinator of Cattaraugus County Bio Project

Carlsbad, CA

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Pat Hoy

Susan Austin

Beverly Plack

Judy Offen

Mike Gifford

Joe Mack

Pat Dalpiaz

Pam Smith

Ginni Morey

Jack McIntyre

Lee Campbell

Ronda Oberlin

Cindy Kittle

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TOWN OF ALLEGANY

 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM: "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY", ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published 1893

 

Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 430

 

Surname:  BASCOM

 

Col. George BASCOM was one of the pioneer settlers of Cattaraugus county, and was prominently known in this town, where the most of his life was spent.  In the days of general trainings he was closely connected with the State militia, whence he obtained his title of colonel.  He died in Allegany village April 11, 1893, in his eighty-fourth year.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 430

 

Surnames:  BLAIR, GRAVES

 

Jason BLAIR, a native of Massachusetts, was born September 12, 1810.  November 13, 1835, he married Miss GRAVES, of Lisle, N. Y.  Shortly afterward he came to Allegany and settled near Olean, where he remained for two years.  His next home was at the mouth of Five Mile creek.  He was a lumberman and cut the pine timber off 700 acres of land which he bought at from $1.00 to $2.50 per acre.  They were early settlers and most of their provisions were brought from Buffalo by teams.  There were times when roads were so bad that it was hardly possible to make the trips.  Then provisions were exhausted.  The little that was left the neighbors would divide and help each other out until their supplies came.  Mr. BLAIR survived his wife, who died September 14, 1887.  He died June 3, 1893.  They had seven children, two of whom died in infancy.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 430

 

Surnames:  BOCKOVEN, VAN VLACK, LAMBERTON, RENWICK, RICE, HAYES, WILLARD

 

Lieut. William C. BOCKOVEN was born in New Jersey, July 18, 1824.  He came to Allegany in 1848, remained about a year, and went to Fishkill, N. Y., where he married Maria VAN VLACK, July 22, 1850.  The same year they moved to Allegany village.  By trade he was a blacksmith.  He was a partner with Dennis LAMBERTON four years, when LAMBERTON died, and Mr. BOCKOVEN continued the business alone until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he went out as lieutenant of Co. I, 64th N. Y. Vols.  Capt. Robert RENWICK was wounded and Lieutenant BOCKOVEN took command of Co. I as captain.  After the close of the war he followed his trade until his death, which occurred January 13, 1890.  He was a member of the River Union, No. 240, E. A. U.  He left a wife, two sons, and three daughters.  The children were Eleanor N. (Mrs. Hyde RICE); Dewitt C.; Jessie (Mrs. William H. HAYES); Minor; and Estella (Mrs. Clare WILLARD).

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 430

 

Surnames:  BOOTH, SLOCUM, HEALD

 

Edward BOOTH was born in England, December 11, 1844, and in 1851 came to America with his parents, Joseph and Susan BOOTH, who reside in Humphrey.  They reared twelve children, eight of whom are living.  Mr. BOOTH is a farmer in Allegany.  He enlisted February 2, 1862, in Co. C, 105th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war.  He married, March 5, 1866, Mary D. SLOCUM who was born in Herkimer county, July 5, 1844.  They have one child, Charles M., born July 15, 1867, married Flora HEALD, January 16, 1887, and has two children.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 430

 

Surnames:  BOSTWICK, MEEKER, BROOKS

 

Harry BOSTWICK was born in Vermont, Oct. 17, 1793, married Annie MEEKER in 1825, and came to Allegany in 1852.  He was a tailor by trade.  His wife died June 6, 1881; he died June 12, 1883.  Their children were Charles H., who was born in Vermont, April 11, 1826, and Martha M., who was born in July, 1827, and resides in Franklinville.  Charles H. BOSTWICK married Lydia L. BROOKS, of Bethel, Vt., Aug. 18, 1852, and came to Allegany when about twenty-two years of age.  His wife died July 28, 1888.  His death occurred very suddenly July 27, 1890.  Their children were Charles H. Jr., and Annice.  The latter was born June 21, 1860, and resides on the homestead where four generations have lived and where three were born, the house being one of the oldest in town.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 431

 

Surnames:  BUCHER, SUTTER, KREIN

 

John B. BUCHER, a weaver by trade, with his wife, Mary Ann SUTTER, and their two daughters and one son, emigrated to America in 1851, landing in New York city on June 24th.  The family came from Ober Schneisingen, Canton Argan, Switzerland, where the son, William BUCHER, was born on July 19, 1839.  The daughters' names were Helen and Lenna.  The mother was a member of a prominent family in Switzerland.  John BUCHER first settled near Buffalo, but soon moved to Transit, N. Y., and in 1852 located near Lockport.  In 1853 he purchased a few acres of wild land in Amherst, Erie county, which he sold in March, 1859, and removed to Allegany, settling on the Four Mile, where the parents died at the age of seventy-seven years.  William BUCHER's education was nearly all in German, which he judiciously combined with the practical knowledge he was forced to secure.  Leaving home in April, 1858, he preceded the family to this town, where he worked by the month and finally purchased forty acres of land.  By an accident he lost his right arm and then began peddling, but money was scarce and this proved unprofitable.  In 1862 he secured a permit to enter the 154th Regiment and followed that organization through its campaigns, supplying the soldiers with tobacco, notions, etc.  He returned home in June, 1865, and with the profits accumulated in the army he was enabled to pay for his farm.  July 12, 1868, Mr. BUCHER married Mary KREIN, of Buffalo, and their children are William F., John P., Joseph A., Henry F., Christian A., George, Jacob, Albert, Mary A., Katie A., Clara E., and a daughter deceased.  Mr. BUCHER is the owner of the celebrated Rock City in this town, a place fully described on a preceding page.  He has always been a Republican in politics, but not an office-seeker.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 431

 

Surnames:  BURLINGAME, JONES, LYON

 

Ira BURLINGAME, the father of Mrs. Cordelia C. JONES, was born in Weathersfield, Vt., November 5, 1778, and before attaining his majority went to Oxford, Chenango county, where he married Elizabeth LYON.  He experienced religion in 1818 and united with the Baptist church.  In 1827 he removed to Cattaraugus county, where he spent the remainder of his days.  Here he soon identified himself with the Baptist church and labored to promote its interests until his death, which occurred November 29, 1846.  His wife died at Franklinville in 1864.  Only four of their twelve children are now living: Leroy, Elizabeth, Cordelia C., and A. Haynes.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 431

 

Surnames:  CALKINS, MACK, WAY, SIMMONS

 

John C. CALKINS, born in Ballston, Saratoga county, October 30, 1815, came to Great Valley about 1852.  After the war he removed to Allegany and engaged in farming.  He married, first, Abigail MACK, June 30, 1849, and by her he had three children: Foreman R., John E., and Commerce C.  January 1, 1862, he married, second, Mary E., daughter of David P. and Hannah (WAY) SIMMONS, of Great Valley, and their children are David P., Lillian H., Charles F., Mary E. (deceased), and Adna D.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 431

 

Surnames:  CARLS, HEIT

 

John H. CARLS was born in Germany, October 5, 1835, and in 1844 emigrated to America with his parents who settled in Buffalo.  At the age of eighteen he began life in the lumber woods of Northern Wisconsin, where he was engaged thirteen months.  He was next employed by Joseph Story, of Buffalo, in his sheep-skin tannery.  In 1855 he came to Allegany and settled on a farm on the Four Mile, where he still resides, and near where he owns a steam shingle-mill and cider-mill.  November 20, 1860, he married Magdalene HEIT, who has borne him twelve children, viz.: Lewis J. (who died March 26, 1872), John J., Magdalene, Andrew A., George I. (who died June 30, 1870), Rosie, Henry F., Barbara A. (who died October 10, 1881), Joseph F., Francis A., Edward, and Marcus J.  His father, Henry, born in 1810, died May 7, 1882.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 432

 

Surnames:  CHAMBERLIN, PLATT, BECKER, GOODEN, PARKS, COVELL

 

Charles CHAMBERLIN, son of Moses and Anna (PLATT) CHAMBERLIN, was born December 11, 1818, and married Caroline BECKER, of Chautauqua county, Nov. 12, 1848.  She was born March 9, 1829.  Mr. CHAMBERLIN came to Allegany over forty years ago and settled on a farm about one mile north of the village.  He also owned a saw-mill on Five Mile creek.  Feb. 16, 1880, while superintending the manufacture of lumber at the mill, the circular saw caught a board from the carriage which it severed in an instant and one of the pieces, thrown with great velocity, struck Mr. CHAMBERLIN on the left temple, causing instant death.  He was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  His widow resides on the homestead.  Their children are William M., born April 22, 1850, G. Frank, born Nov. 3, 1853, married Kate GOODEN, December 1, 1880, and has three children, Lewis M., Florence B., and Willard A.; Charles E., born August 3, 1856; Frederick E., born September 12, 1859; Anna P., born April 27, 1862, married Frank PARKS, of Allegany, and has three children, Grace, Sadie, and Clara; John, born June 10, 1865; and Jennie, born October 4, 1868.  William M. CHAMBERLIN is a farmer and owns the mill where his father met his death.  He married Miss Roslia COVELL, March 24, 1875.  She was born September 16, 1850.  Their children are Mabel C., Carrie J., Lewis S., Roy P. (deceased); and Edna R.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 432

 

Surname:  CHAPIN

 

The CHAPIN family has long been well known in Allegany.  The first representative who came here was Jabez CHAPIN, Sr., from Massachusetts.  His son Roswell settled in Buffalo in 1815 and became the first village surveyor there.  Two daughters of Jabez, Mary and Faritta, joined their brother in Buffalo, but removed to Allegany soon after their father settled here.  Another daughter, Lucy, suggested the name Springville for that village in Erie county.  Jabez CHAPIN, Sr., had a family of three sons and four daughters, and it is said that in none of their homes was ever found a lamp or a stove.  At least this is true of those who settled in Allegany.  They used candles for lighting, and did their cooking and warmed their houses with fires on the hearth of the fireplace.  Only one – a maiden daughter – of this generation survives.  Her nephew, however, lives in town.  They have all lived to extreme old age and attribute their great longevity to never employing a physician.  Their lives were full of history.  Their house is a veritable museum of curiosities.  Mary and Faritta for many years wove carpets for the neighbors.  The former was an expert in needlework, especially in making fine embroidered lace, pieces of which are still extant and valued for their superior quality.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 432

 

Surnames:  CLARK, JONES, LOOMIS, TYRRELL

 

Alfred CLARK, born in Claremont, N. H., November 15, 1808, married, November 3, 1833, Elizabeth H. JONES, and came to Allegany in 1841, where he conducted a tavern for nine years.  He then opened a grocery store, which he ran until June, 1859; in 1864 his son Calvin G. succeeded to this business and continued it until 1890, when he sold out on account of poor health.  Alfred CLARK died August 16, 1864; his wife's death occurred August 15, 1871.  Calvin G. CLARK, their only child, was born December 30, 1834, and October 28, 1862, married Harriet L. LOOMIS, who was a daughter of William LOOMIS, and who was born in Machias, January 1, 1836.  Mr. LOOMIS settled in Machias when he was seventeen years old and died there September 8, 1865; his wife was Emma TYRRELL, who survived him until May 22, 1800.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Pages 432 & 433

 

Surnames:  CLARK, PRESTON

 

Henry CLARK, born in Franklin, N. Y., September 3, 1830, came to this town with his parents when nine years of age.  He served three years in the late war in Co. D, 154th N. Y. Vols.  He is now engaged in lumbering and farming.  He married Mary J. PRESTON, December 12, 1854, who was born in Hinsdale, December 2, 1836.  They have six children, viz.: Staley A. (died July 29, 1861), Ida J. (died Jan. 16, 1887), Harriet A., Lewis G., Anna E., and Gracie M.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 433

 

Surnames:  CORTHELL, FITCH, FIELD

 

Lewis S. CORTHELL was born in Lima, Livingston county, in 1837, and in 1840 or 1841 came with his parents, Daniel and Sally (FITCH) CORTHELL, to Allegany (then Burton).  His father and mother dying when he was very young he was early in life thrown upon his own resources for support, and in 1851 he began to learn the trade of harness maker, which has been his life vocation.  May 5, 1859, Mr. CORTHELL married Annette F., daughter of Rev. J. M. FIELD, of Machias; they have an adopted daughter, Gertrude S.  It is not in a business capacity only that Mr. CORTHELL is known to his townsmen.  In 1862 he entered Co. C, 154th N. Y. Vols., and was postmaster of Allegany from 1866 to 1869 (through Johnson's administration).  He was also justice of the peace for eight years from April, 1882, until he was compelled to resign in 1890, by reason of deafness, has served as town clerk, and for twenty-three consecutive years was clerk of the School Board.  Mr. CORTHELL is a member of the Presbyterian church and is at all times deeply interested in the success of the Democratic party.  He is widely known and much esteemed.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 433

 

Surnames:  DONAHUE, FITZGERALD, BURNS, CRONYN

 

Michael DONAHUE, who was born in Ireland, September 25, 1820, came to America in the fall of 1850.  After residing six years in Buffalo he came to Allegany, where he is said to have cleared a piece of land by moonlight, his days being occupied in the employ of others.  He was one of the pioneer farmers of the town and as a man has always been much respected.  In the fall of 1852 he married Mary FITZGERALD, who died March 26, 1883.  Their children were Ellen (Mrs. William BURNS), Bridget (Mrs. John CRONYN), Thomas, Michael P. (born March 1, 1865, died February 22, 1885), John, Mary, Mattie, and Maggie.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 433

 

Surnames:  DYE, MERRILL, MOORE, PIXLEY

 

Dennis DYE was born in Litchfield, N. Y., March 15, 1805.  In 1830 he removed to western New York, and from then until his death lived much of the time in Cattaraugus county.  In April, 1852, he settled in Allegany as a farmer and died here February 23, 1872.  His wife, Minerva MERRILL, who was born in Johnstown, N. Y., September 27, 1808, died here September 27, 1887.  Their son Nathan A. was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1829, came to Freedom, and thence on March 7, 1852, to this town, where he became a merchant, dying December 5, 1882.  A Democrat in politics Mr. DYE was elected to many town offices and in 1871 became justice of sessions of the county.  Jan. 26, 1851, he married Rosaline, daughter of Oliver MOORE, a farmer and an early settler of Freedom and subsequently (in 1869) a resident of Allegany, where he died March 2, 1877.  Mr. MOORE was born in Vermont, April 6, 1804, and his wife, Judith PIXLEY Jan. 12, 1796.  Mr. and Mrs. DYE had born to them these children: Charles O., born May 18, 1852, died December 29, 1887; Mason M., born May 6, 1854; Jennie R., Sept. 23, 1858; Edwina M., July 11, 1860, William H., Nov. 19, 1862; Nellie B., Sept. 3, 1868; and Nathan E., October 14, I870, died Sept. 14, 1871.  Mrs. DYE died Dec. 22, 1892.  Mason M. and William H. are bankers in Allegany village.  Mason M. was supervisor of Allegany from 1886 to 1889 inclusive.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Pages 433 & 434

 

Surnames:  EGGLESTON, HOPPING, ATWOOD, GILLETT, SPICER, BLISS, HADSELL, BURDICK

 

Isaac EGGLESTON, born in Vermont, February 13, 1792, came with his brother to Onondaga county about 1808, where in 1819, he married Rebecca HOPPING.  In 1820 they settled in Olean and finally removed to Allegany, locating on Five Mile creek and subsequently on Nine Mile run, where Mr. EGGLESTON died May 17, 1872.  His wife died February 15, 1872.  They had eight children, three of whom died in infancy; the others are Eliza A. (Mrs. Jeremiah ATWOOD), Clarissa A. (Mrs. Cornelius GILLETT). deceased, John W., Almira B. (Mrs. Horace O. SPICER), and Rev. Charles C.  John W. EGGLESTON married, first, Lydia L. BLISS, Dec. 2, 1858, by whom he had three children, Cora, Charles L., and William F.  He married, second, August 27, 1873, Euphonia A., daughter of Abel and Lucy (HADSELL) BURDICK.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 434

 

Surnames:  EISERT, FICK

 

George EISERT was born in Buffalo on the 7th of February, 1860, and came to Allegany in 1874 and engaged in peeling bark, beginning his present business in 1880.  September 2, 1884, he was married to Anna FICK, who has borne him three children: Frank J., James W., and Lena.  Mr. EISERT is a respected citizen and a prominent factor in the German population of the town.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 434

 

Surnames:  EMMONS, BORN

 

John C. EMMONS was born in Corning, June 13, 1856.  There he received his education.  He married Ella BORN, of Cuba, Sept. 15, 1880, and came to Allegany in 1883.  Mr. EMMONS is an experienced and reliable pharmacist.  His is the leading drug store in Allegany village.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 434

 

Surnames:  FARQUHARSON, HALE

 

James Henry FARQUHARSON, son of Francis and Margaret A. FARQUHARSON, was born in East Pike, Wyoming county, March 23, 1837.  He became a telegraph operator in 1854 and performed the duties of that avocation in several stations in Cattaraugus county, receiving the appointment at Allegany on May 1, 1856.  His wife, Marion J. HALE, of Hinsdale, whom he married August 19, 1856, bore him six children: Francis H., Fred H., William L., Millie J., Charles B., and Van Deusen.  Mr. FARQUHARSON held many offices of trust, including that of supervisor on the Greenback ticket in 1878, and was prominently connected with the business, religious, and educational interests of the town and county.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 434

 

Surnames:  FELT, LICHTENTHAL, KARL, COLT, REHLER, CLARK

 

Nicholas FELT, a native of Germany, was born May 3, 1823, and came to America in 1849.  His first home was in Buffalo, from whence he moved to this town about 1861 with his brother-in-law.  Three years prior to this, however, he had purchased his present home.  His wife was Margaret LICHTENTHAL, who was born in Germany, December 31, 1827, and whom he married September 14, 1849.  Children: Mary (Mrs. Joseph KARL), Magdalena (Mrs. Louis COLT), Katie (Mrs. Albert KARL), Margaret (Mrs. Andrew REHLER), Joseph, John (who married Angie CLARK), Nicholas, and Annie.  The family are all exemplary, industrious citizens and are counted among the town's representative settlers.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Pages 434 & 435

 

Surnames:  FREELAND, ROBINSON, NORWOOD, HARDY, WORTHINGTON, SOULE, LOOMIS

 

James FREELAND was born in Caroline, N. Y., May 11, 1810.  His father, Robert FREELAND, born in the North of Ireland about 1773, came to America in 1798 and settled in Tompkins county, where he married Catharine ROBINSON in 1800.  He was a farmer and mechanic.  James FREELAND attended the common schools and worked on his father's farm.  May 23, 1833, he married Lucinda, daughter of Jonathan NORWOOD, Esq., of Caroline, and in 1836 removed to Allegany with his wife and two children.  He soon became an expert river pilot, which occupation he followed for thirty years and never had a "breakup," but always landed his rafts safely at their place of destination.  He was prominent and popular, and constantly in town offices until his retirement on account of old age.  He successfully filled the offices of highway commissioner, justice of the peace, assessor, and postmaster.  In 1876 he was the Democratic nominee for member of Congress.  The characteristics that distinguish his life are enterprise, perseverance, honesty, and integrity.  Mr. and Mrs. FREELAND's children are Dolphus S., who married Fannie E. NORWOOD in October, 1868, and now resides in Maywood, Neb., where he is postmaster; Jonathan B., who married Mariette HARDY, November 2, 1859, and is a minister of the Free Methodist church; Ruvena, who married Rev. Randolph WORTHINGTON, October 30, 1873; James A., who married Lottie E. SOULE, November 27, 1870, resides in Allegany; and Mabel L., who married Rev. H. H. LOOMIS.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

Page 435

 

Surnames:  FRIES, MESSER

 

John FRIES was born in Buffalo, November 24, 1846, and came to Allegany with his parents when he was eight years of age.  They were farmers and settled on the farm where John now resides.  John FRIES was a soldier in the Rebellion, enlisting in Co. H, 188th N. Y. Vols.  June 16, 1866, he married Elizabeth MESSER; children: Maggie, Annie, Mary, Lizzie, and Josie.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

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Surnames:  GALLETS, MOHR, BLAZUR, BRAND, GEISER, GEARINGER, NUSSER, KARL

 

Jacob GALLETS, Sr., was born in 1815 in Germany, where he married Susan, daughter of Jacob MOHR.  With an only son they came to Allegany in the spring of 1853.  Jacob MOHR had contracted for 250 acres of wild land on Four Mile creek, which was worked by himself and three sons, Henry, Joseph, and Peter, and John BLAZUR and Jacob GALLETS.  These pioneers cleared their tract, and in winter were jobbers in cutting logs, spending their evenings in shaving pine shingles, which their wives packed into bunches for market.  Upon the division of the 250-acre tract Jacob GALLETS received thirty-seven and one-half acres as his share.  He added to this from time to time and at his death, February 10, 1879, had a farm of 360 acres.  His widow survives him.  Their children were Henry, Marcus, Mary, Joseph A., Jacob, Jr., Henry, Anna, and Barbara.  Henry died in infancy.  Marcus GALLETS was born in Germany, October 4, 1852, married Lucy BRAND, of Allegany, and resides in Pennsylvania.  Mary was born here May 7, 1854, married Philip GEISER, and lives in Olean.  Joseph A. GALLETS, born February 14, 1857, is engaged in farming, lumbering, and oil producing.  May 7, 1878, he married Fanny GEARINGER, who has borne him six children: Jacob, Jr., Mary, Clara, Rosie, Laney, and Barbara.  Jacob GALLETS was born October 6, 1858, and November 8, 1883, married Mary A., daughter of George NUSSER.  They have four children, viz.; Theresa, George J., Mary E., and Grace A.  Henry GALLETS, born May 6, 1861, is a farmer.  May 5, 1886, he married Sophia E., daughter of George NUSSER, and they have two daughters, Agatha T. and Sophia G.  Anna GALLETS was born in 1863.  Barbara, the eighth child of Jacob GALLETS, was born November 1, 1865, and married, April 4, 1887, Jacob KARL, who was born April 4, 1862.  Their children are Katharine S. and Ernest J.

 

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Bio from:

Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893

History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter XVIII (18)

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Surnames:  GATES, BRANDALL, HIGGINS, LOBDGER, ERWIN, PERKINS

 

Rossell GATES, born in Canada on March 12, 1834, went to the oil regions of Pennsylvania in 1865, at a time when "Oil Well Johnnie," sprung into prominence as a spendthrift and had a meteoric career.  Mr. GATES settled at Knapp's Creek in 1883 and removed in 1890 to the BRANDALL farm.  On the 4th of January, 1855, he married Alecia HIGGINS, daughter of William HIGGINS, for fifty-two years high bailiff of Toronto, Can.  Children: Hannah (Mrs. John LOBDGER), Mary Ann (deceased), Jonathan (deceased), Roswell, Lydia (Mrs. Henry ERWIN), and Anna (Mrs. Frank PERKINS).